Name: Nick Rausa
Year: 1L (Class of 2018)
Undergraduate institution: United States Naval Academy, Class of 2009
Experience between college and law school: Nuclear submarine officer (San Diego, CA)
Intellectual Life
The Conservative Legal Movement and the Importance of Intellectual Diversity in Law
“I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.”
-Charles de Montesquieu
I’m James Barasch, a 1L and I’m pleased to be joining Impact! I used to run a book review column and blog during my time at Tufts University, and I thought I’d continue that tradition here at BC Law.
Over Winter Break, in between holiday celebrations and summer job ponderings, I relaxed by reading “The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement: The Battle for Control of the Law” by Steven M. Teles. Starting in the 1970s, Conservatives sought to reverse the growth of legal liberalism by focusing on creating their own corps of professionals in law schools, public interest groups, and in the judiciary. Teles relates the story of political experimentation and individual innovators who organized and led this countermovement to significant successes and the prominent place many of its organizations, such as the Federalist Society, the Center for Individual Rights, and the Institute for Justice now hold in modern American legal culture.
Meet the Ambassador: Natalie Cappellazzo
Name: Natalie Cappellazzo
Year: 2L (Class of 2017)
Undergraduate institution: Allegheny College, Class of 2013, graduated cum laude
Experiences between college and law school: I worked at a law firm in Buffalo, New York (my hometown), and interned at the office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
Meet the Ambassador: Jonathan Mangel
Name: Jonathan Mangel
Year: 1L (Class of 2018)
Undergraduate institution: Ramapo College of New Jersey, Class of 2015, graduated magna cum laude
Activities at BC Law (besides being an Ambassador):
- 1L Section Representative – American Constitution Society
Meet the Ambassador: Thanithia Billings
Name: Thanithia Billings
Year: 2L (Class of 2017)
Undergraduate institution: Princeton University, Class of 2011
Experiences between college and law school: I worked as a contracts administrator in Somerville for one year and as a legal consultant in Quincy, MA for a year. I then moved home (Carrollton, GA) for a year, where I took a job in customer service to pass the time.
Meet the Ambassador: Danielle Panariello
Name: Danielle Panariello
Year: 3L (Class of 2016)
Undergraduate institution: Northeastern University, B.S. in Psychology, Class of 2013, graduated summa cum laude
Activities at BC Law (besides being an Ambassador):
- Mock Trial
- Civil Litigation Clinic
- Client Counseling Competition
- Negotiation Competition
- 1L Mentor
- Intramural Softball
Meet the Ambassador: Will Peifer
Name: Will Peifer
Year: 2L (Class of 2017)
Undergraduate institution: University of Virginia, Class of 2013
Experiences between college and law school: Bartender
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Why You Should Consider Corporate Restructuring/Bankruptcy Law
BC Law offers many opportunities for students interested in working at large law firms, typically placing approximately 30% of the class in firms of 100 attorneys or more. For students who want to work at large firms (many do not), there is a common question that students hear from fellow students, attorney-friends, and most importantly, law firm interviewers: “Are you interested in corporate or litigation work?”
For some people, this is an easy question to answer. If you got As on all your Legal Research, Reasoning & Writing papers and enjoyed memorizing the Erie Doctrine and all its puzzling derivations, perhaps litigation is for you. If you enjoy dropping buzzwords you don’t actually know anything about like “mergers and acquisitions”, “leveraged buyouts”, and “private equity” you are probably interested in corporate work–and I recommend you take your talents to Brahmin, Storyville, or other local venues with sometimes-impressionable audiences.
For those individuals who want to work for a large firm but don’t feel that they fit neatly into a litigation or corporate box, perhaps your fit is in Restructuring (which includes Bankruptcy, in addition to out-of-court restructuring).
Meet the Ambassador: James Bor
Name: James Bor
Year: 2L (Class of 2017)
Undergraduate institution: Cornell University, Class of 2012, graduated cum laude
Experiences between college and law school: Teach For America, 2012 Mississippi Delta Corps Member
Meet the Ambassador: Maria Benvenuto
Name: Maria Benvenuto
Year: 1L (Class of 2018)
Undergraduate institution: Villanova University, Class of 2015, graduated magna cum laude
Experiences between college and law school: In my summer between my undergrad and law school I led a group of twenty high school students from the Baltimore School of the Arts on a Habitat for Humanity trip to Durham, North Carolina. I have participated in a number Habitat for Humanity trips throughout undergrad, and so, it was very rewarding to introduce such a commendable organization to future volunteers.
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